Rather than a conventional biopic, this film is an experimental work that emphasises renowned Indian classical musician Kumar Gandharva’s musical philosophy, integrating watercolour animations by Allen Shaw with a unique auditory richness.
Filmmaker Ashish Avikunthak's latest film is an interrogation that brings to the surface what has long been subdued—the philosophical, ethical and affective tensions that make the epic of Ramayana what it truly is.
BY PK Surendran 18 February 2026
Ashish Avikunthak's 'Devastated' was screened at the recent International Film Festival of Rotterdam
BY PK Surendran 4 May 2024
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